Notes on System Center Operations Manager

Last contacted, better SQL query

My post about how to receive approximate last contacted time spawn good feedback and thanks to Robin Drake for rewriting my SQL script without use of cursors while producing single grid. Following is his version: use OperationsManager Go declare @substract Read More...

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 2:57 AM by MSutara | 5 Comments

“Net view” as diagnostic used when heartbeat is missing

This all started as question about how “Computer Not Reachable” works. It has been asked in newsgroup and I thought I will help and provide some inside. First, I would like to repeat, that in my opinion regarding the fact that computer not reachable detection Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:25 PM by MSutara | 3 Comments

Attachment(s): Microsoft.SystemCenter.Community.Availability.xml

Last contacted

Some customers not only want to know that health service hosted on the computer was not heart beating (remember, this is way different from our approach to recognize computer down, which BTW solely based on my own opinion, is rather unfortunate attempt Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:13 AM by MSutara | 1 Comments

Customizing monitor from sealed MP ("Device Status Check").

creating custom OpsMgr monitor while disabling original one Read More...

Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 11:45 AM by MSutara | 1 Comments

Attachment(s): Microsoft.SystemCenter.NetworkDevice.Custom.xml

Dynamic alert settings for monitor which never had any (done thru overrides)

Using overrides to define alert for monitor state. Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:00 AM by MSutara | 1 Comments

Attachment(s): Microsoft.SystemCenter.NetworkDevice.Overrides.xml

Monitor from sealed MP generated alert and I do not like its description …

… Is there anything I can do? Our usual answer was that not really and you need to create your custom monitor while disabling original one. I would like to take this opportunity and rephrase that answer with this post. First, couple of requirements must Read More...

Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:58 PM by MSutara | 1 Comments

Attachment(s): Microsoft.SystemCenter.Community.Monitors.xml